Fungi Experiment

Review of slides in mycology Pictures c/0 Karentan.Content c/o chumtemp. OLFU Med II 2008

Dermatophytosis/ cutaneous mycoses “ Tineas”

FUNGIFACTS: DERMATOPHYTES Genus Species Macroconidia Microconidia Disease(s) Produced Epidermophyton floccosum Numerous Smooth- walled Absent Tinea corporis, pedis, ungium, cruris Microsporum canis Numerous thick walled Rough POINTED ENDS (+)Spiny tips Rare Tinea capitis Tinea corporis Microsporum gypseum Numerous thiN walled Rough BLUNT ENDS Rare Tinea capitis Tinea corporis Trichophyton mentagrophytes Rare, thin walled, smooth *Hypha: COILED Grape-like Tinea pedis, ungium, cruris, barbae Trichophyton Rubrum Absent Teardrop Tinea corporis, pedis, ungium, cruris

Epidermophyton floccosum Numerous, smooth walled MACROconidia

[object Object],Microsporum canis With spiny tips

Microsporum gypseum ,[object Object]

Trichophyton mentagrophytes Grape-like clusters (“en grappe”) microconidia macroconidia *Coiled hyphae

Trichophyton rubrum ,[object Object]

systemic mycosis Histoplasmosis

Histoplasma capsulatum tuberculate MACROconidia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

opportunistic mycoses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Aspergillus fumigatus conidiophore conidia vesicle Biseriate phialide - phialide - metula ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Candida albicans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Budding yeasts Germ tubes

Cryptococcus neoformans Encapsulated yeast ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mucor sp. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],sporangiospores Coenocytic (aseptate) hyphae

Rhizopus sp. sporangiospores sporangium rhizoids ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Penicillium sp. Chains of conidia Branching conidiophore Phialides

Subcutaneous mycoses Sporotrichosis Chromomycosis

Sporothrix schenckii Daisy-like microconidia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cladosporium carrionii Long chain of conidia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Phialophora verrucosa Flask-shaped conidipohore ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fonseca pedrosoi Club-shaped conidiophore Pattern of sporulation: acrotheca Conidia @ lateral sides

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